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name: "Terry Nation"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/terry-nation"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "8 August 1930"
died: "9 March 1997"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T15:44:09.337819+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Terry Nation

Writer. Born 8 August 1930 in Cardiff, Wales, UK. Died 9 March 1997.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 8 August 1930, Cardiff, Wales, UK
- **Died:** 9 March 1997
- **Active:** 1961–1963
- **Works often with:** Bill Strutton, Dennis Spooner, Geoffrey Orme, John Lucarotti, Malcolm Hulke, Peter Ling

## Biography

Terry Nation (8 August 1930 – 9 March 1997) was a Welsh screenwriter and novelist. He began his career as a comedy writer for radio and television before moving into drama, contributing scripts to series including *The Saint* (1962) and *The Avengers* (1961), for which he also served as script editor on the final series.

Nation is best known for his work on *Doctor Who* (1963), writing multiple serials between 1963 and 1979 and creating the Daleks. He devised the series *Survivors* (1975) and *Blake's 7* (1978), and later wrote and produced episodes of *MacGyver* (1985) in the United States. He also contributed to *The Persuaders!* (1971).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, screenonline.org.uk, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Doctor Who* (1963), Fi1m 81, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who.md)

## Also credited on (not yet reviewed)

- *The Avengers* (1961), Teleplay, Writer

## Also known for

- *MacGyver* (1985), Writer
- *And Soon the Darkness* (2010), Original Story
- *The Saint* (1962), Writer, Screenplay
- *The Persuaders!* (1971), Writer
- *And Soon the Darkness* (1970), Screenplay, Original Story
- *Dr. Who and the Daleks* (1965), Original Story
- *Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.* (1966), Original Story
- *Blake's 7* (1978), Writer

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